Xiaobai arranged the dishes and chopsticks in the flower hall of the small courtyard, and Mr. Xia frowned: "This...... How did this come about? ”

He patted Xiaobai on the shoulder: "Didn't I tell you, even if your craftsmanship is not good, you don't need to go out to buy it!" ”

Xiaobai was pouring wine for him, and when he heard this, he pointed at Qi Yunshu and said with a smile: "Where is the matter, I didn't buy it, I didn't buy it, this is all cooked by Zhao Niangzi!" ”

Mr. Xia looked at the small Qi Yunshu with a look of disbelief, and Zhao Jing explained in a whisper on the side: "My lady has cooking skills, and she used to open a restaurant in her hometown!" ”

"Well, yes, yes!" Mr. Xia took a chopstick of diced meat, chewed it a few times, and his eyes narrowed.

At first, I could barely pay attention to my own image, but when I saw the three people eating at the same table in the back, I didn't show any difference in the appearance of my meal, so I didn't bother talking to them anymore, and indulged in delicious food.

Mr. Xia was extremely satisfied, and from time to time he closed his eyes and tasted carefully, which made Qi Yunshu, the chef who lacked appetite due to the smoke of oil, suddenly move his index fingers.

All of a sudden, everyone was in high spirits.

After three rounds, Xiaobai held on to his round belly and said with a "hiccup": "Sir, his old man just eats like this, only blame me, I don't have this talent, I can't learn cooking skills no matter what, and there is no way to satisfy Mr.!" ”

Before he had eaten such delicious food before, he only knew that his cooking skills were not very good, but he didn't think that it was so unpalatable, but after eating the dishes made by Qi Yunshu, he realized that the ones he made were probably not as good as pig food.

He scratched the back of his head and looked at Mr. Xia with some guilt.

Qi Yunshu quietly asked him that since Mr. Xia had this hobby, why didn't he invite a cook to cook, it was not difficult with his status.

"Shhhh......h In the past, this cook also begged her husband for her son's study, but because her son was really not on the stage, the husband refused, and the cook actually held a grudge and wanted to harm her husband's life and drugged her food......

Fortunately...... Fortunately, Mr. was a person who was blessed by God, ate those things, and lay in bed for several months, so that nothing seriously happened, but after all, he hurt his body and heart, and this ...... I have resigned from my family, and now I am the only one left.

Well, even the people and things sent from Nafu in the west won't accept them! ”

There is a reason why Mr. Xia is so rejecting people thousands of miles away.

There are such things, Qi Yunshu's eyes flashed slightly, thinking about it, sometimes although it is strong to be a mother, but sometimes it is easy to do some incomprehensible things for the sake of the child.

Qi Yunshu immediately thought that his behavior of going directly to the kitchen to contact Mr. Xia to eat without being invited might not be good.

Immediately a little embarrassed.

Xiaobai saw her discomfort and immediately said: "It's okay, it's okay, Zhao Niangzi, you are not within the scope of Mr.'s defense!" ”

Xiao Baidao's kneeling in the rain last time made Mr. have a very good impression of her and speak highly of her.

This is also the reason why not only did he not refuse the dishes she cooked, but also ate them with such relish.

Otherwise, no matter how delicious it is, Mr. can't believe it!

This is a typical snake bite for three years and afraid of the well rope!

Qi Yunshu was a little embarrassed to be praised, and said casually with a red face that if the old gentleman likes it, she can often come over to make it for him in the future!

Originally, Xiaobai was a little embarrassed to touch his forehead, but Mr. Xia's voice came from his ears: "That's good!" ”

Qi Yunshu was originally just polite, but he didn't expect that Mr. Xia was a simple person, and in order to satisfy his appetite, he was not ambiguous at all.

However, Mr. Xia didn't let Qi Yunshu do it in vain, and gave her a cooking list that she had collected many years ago, which contained many recipes listed by chefs.

In addition, I heard that she wanted to open a pharmacy, so I ordered Xiaobai to go to the study and turned over two medical books for her.

Qi Yunshu couldn't see the value of that lonely book,

Zhao Jing could see at a glance that this was from the research on incurable diseases written by Zhang Wenjing, a former court physician.

Mr. Xia's ancestors had a relationship with him before to get such a book, because he had never met someone who was destined, so he didn't take it out easily.

Now that he is even willing to give away this book, it seems that Mr. Xia is indeed very generous to his wife!

After a short conversation after the meal, Mr. Xia said that spring will soon begin, and Zhao Jing has fallen behind in his studies because of the prison disaster these days.

Now that he has returned, he naturally has to make up for all the delays of those days.

Don't look at Mr. Xia who is easy to talk on the surface, but in fact, he is the teacher who pays the most attention to the rules and requirements the most.

Otherwise, the little young master of Xia Mansion would not have taken the initiative to choose to leave here to find another teacher because he couldn't stand his strict requirements.

Zhao Jingying sent Qi Yunshu back, and immediately rushed back to the Xia Mansion Courtyard, and there was no holiday for the past few days.

"Ten days off, the lady has worked hard at home these days!" Zhao Jing was a little reluctant, but he knew that the situation he was facing at present was only like this - follow Mr. Xia to persevere.

When he didn't follow him, he could go to the next level with his own efforts, and there was no problem with Chun Yu and the first.

After all, he was the one who had been instructed by the old Mr. Yun of the previous university.

But the more he studied with Mr. Xia, not to mention how much he gave advice, the collection of books in his study, which occupied nearly half of the area in the courtyard, was enough for him to be reluctant to leave.

Those are the only books that can't be bought with money, and they are rarely seen in ordinary bookstores and on the market.

"I think you're hard!"

Qi Yunshu covered her lips and chuckled, just what Xiaobai's cooking skills, how could Zhao Jing, who was used to eating the dishes she cooked, endure it.

She finally understood why Zhao Jing had a lot of food as soon as he came back from the Xia family's courtyard before.

It turned out that it had been poisoned by dark cuisine like Xiaobai.

Faced with Qi Yunshu's quip, Zhao Jing was noncommittal, in this life, there are many things that can be pursued, not only food.

For the sake of something in your heart, sometimes you have to choose and give up!

He could think about it, but Qi Yunshu felt a little sorry for him, and as soon as he left, he turned his head and told Mama Liu.

The gist of it is that Zhao Jing's food in the Xia family's courtyard is a little too simple, and now that spring is approaching, he still has to eat well and take care of his body.

Otherwise, with his sick body, I am afraid it will be difficult to cope with the closed examination for nine consecutive days!

"What then?" When Mama Liu heard this, she was anxious. In the face of Zhao Jing's affairs, she was always calm.

"It's okay, from today onwards, we will make one more when we cook, and then we will let Qingzhi send it to the Xia family's courtyard!"

Approaching the end of the year, she has to look at the shop, which is a little too busy, and Su Zhi has sent someone to say that the matter of the new pharmaceutical bureau has to be put on the agenda these days, and it is impossible for her to send it.

Mama Liu immediately clapped her hands and praised her for her good idea!

"It's still the young grandmother who treats the young master well, and she really thinks about the young master!"

In Mama Liu's opinion, her young grandmother knelt down in the rain for the young master, and she was tired of running around for the young master's affairs, and now she looks at her no matter how she looks at her, she is good!

And it was settled.

The next day, when Qi Yunshu was preparing ingredients and cooking, he really prepared the portions of Zhao Jing, Mr. Xia, and Xiaobai.

Put it under the stove to warm, and whoever is free will go to the Xia family's courtyard.

However, no matter how fast the speed of the two people is, in the cold weather, there is no way for the prepared meal to maintain its heat after a long journey.

Therefore, after getting the Xia family courtyard, it was also cold.

"As soon as this dish is cold, Xiaobai will all pour it into the pot and heat it, and the vegetarian fried and braised ones are all mixed together, although they are delicious, they are not as delicious as before." Mama Liu really couldn't get used to Xiaobai's waste, and when she came back, she pulled Qi Yunshu to complain for a while.

"Okay, I'll think of a way!"

I have tried the method of putting charcoal in a food box and warming it, but the effect is not obvious.

Listening to the cold wind blowing in the courtyard, Qi Yunshu's mind was running rapidly.

His mind turned, and something suddenly came to mind......

She stood up excitedly, turned around, and before she could speak, she saw Mama Liu, who was still chattering and complaining in her ear just now, standing by the door in a daze, her hands stiffly standing in the air.

Old lady Zhao is here!

He wore a straight collar with a vermilion purple round neck, his gray hair was meticulously groomed, and his thin lips were pursed under his white beard, revealing deep nasolabial folds on both sides.

Three days after the last time I had seen him, he came to the door again.

"Old lady Zhao is fine, Zhao Jing is out today!" Qi Yunshu was stunned for a moment and then bowed.

Old lady Zhao seemed to be in a bad mood, he walked to the only peach chair in the middle of the hall and sat down, and his fingers tapped rhythmically: "I'm not looking for Zhao Jing, I'm looking for you!" ”

Qi Yunshu raised her eyebrows: Looking for her, what are you looking for her?

"Do you know that Zhao Jing has the intention to take the imperial examination and enter the court as an official?" Old lady Zhao is a cliché, and as soon as she opens her mouth, she asks knowingly.

Qi Yunshu nodded blankly.

If it weren't for the imperial examination, why would he go all the way to the capital, and spend all his time studying in the Xia family's courtyard behind closed doors.

"You are an understanding person, and you must know that he is indeed the eldest grandson of my Zhao family. Only by returning to my Zhao family can he hope to realize his ambitions! ”

Qi Yunshu nodded again, there was nothing wrong.

If she hadn't thought like this, she wouldn't have begged for Old Lady Zhao's door, and even agreed to his request to abandon her instead of Zhao Jingxiu.

"But he didn't want to go back to Zhao Mansion with me for you!" Old Lady Zhao's tone was sad.

Qi Yunshu was slightly surprised: "Why?" ”

She only knew that the old lady Zhao had come to Zhao Jing last time, and the two of them should have talked about this matter, but she was not interested in inquiring about what to talk about, and she didn't have a hobby of eavesdropping, so she didn't know what they had talked about.

Just looking at how they looked at each other after separation, it seemed that neither of them was in a good mood.

Zhao Jing's face was red and his neck was thick, and Old Lady Zhao was angry.

"I haven't said anything to Zhao Jing, I respect all his choices!" Qi Yunshu spread her hands and tried to inform him of her thoughts.

"You persuade him to go back to Zhao Mansion, and my Zhao Mansion can promise you one condition!" Old lady Zhao had a serious face.

Qi Yunshu suddenly laughed: "Didn't I beg you to let Zhao Jing go back to Zhao Mansion at the beginning, why is it the other way around now?" ”

From the moment Old Lady Zhao knew her identity, she put on a high-minded attitude, and she looked very difficult to speak, but seeing him come to visit Zhao Jing again and again, you can see that in fact, the person who wants Zhao Jing to return to Zhao Mansion the most is not her, but himself!

And her request for the door in the early stage just happened to be in his arms, so that he could openly propose not to accept her into the Zhao Mansion.

"You...... Know what? Old lady Zhao squinted her eyes, and under her old face was a very well-hidden old plan.